Li Keqiang, China's prime minister, is "fighting for his political future, according to analysts and people familiar with the internal workings of the party"
That's from a report in the Financial Times (gated - try a search of Google news using the headline, or can be read with a free registration)
"Premier Li's position has certainly become more precarious as a result of the current crisis," said Willy Lam, an expert on Chinese politics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. "If the situation worsens and if there comes a point where [President Xi Jinping] really needs a scapegoat, then Li fits the bill."
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